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      The Little Traitor

      Released Oct 16, 2009 1h 29m Drama List
      41% 22 Reviews Tomatometer 70% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score During the British occupation of Palestine, an Israeli youth's friendship with a British soldier (Alfred Molina) lands him in trouble with town officials. Read More Read Less Watch on Prime Video Stream Now

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      Audience Member Just when you think there's nothing new to learn about the life & times of the people in Palestine in the weeks before the founding of the State of Israel - this sweet, tender film comes along. Performances both nuanced and natural, unusual story from an unusual perspective. A definite audience-pleaser, probably worth a second viewing someday. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review michael s A great little movie. Touching and heartwarming. Glad I went with the audience reviews. When there is a wide discrepancy between the audience reviews and the critics reviews, I always go with the audience. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member My friend, a seventh generation Israeli, born in 1939, grew up when this story took place, was a peer and neighbor of Amos Oz in Jerusalem of that time. The story could have been about himself, with the British, himself running messages between Israeli outposts, his grandfather killed by ricocheting shrapnel. If you haven't experienced this first hand, don't knock it. I think the story captures very well what was happening at that time, and the oversimplification is what makes it real and impactful. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review thomas a "The Little Traitor" is a poignant drama of a an unlikely friendship between an Israeli boy and a British soldier in the middle of one of the momentous decades in history. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A wonderful little story, not told with great sophistication, but well acted, with a touch of humor and overall very worth one's time. The biggest problem here is the typical leftist Rotten Tomatoes reviewer's bias against anything to the right of Marx. We've taken to calling this lefty hotspot Rotten Reviewers but thanks to all of those Audience reviewers who rated it fairly. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Frances H Sweet, warm, touchingly wonderful movie about a young boy coming of age in Palestine on the verge of the creation of the state of Israel, and his friendship with a British soldier who teaches him much about life and tolerance. Alfred Molina shows that he can play any role and little Ido Port shines as Proffy. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/10/13 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Liam Lacey Globe and Mail A minor drama about major events. Rated: 2/4 Aug 19, 2011 Full Review Richard Nilsen Arizona Republic Doesn't attempt much, doesn't accomplish much, doesn't offer much and doesn't leave you with anything memorable to take home with you. Rated: 3/5 Dec 2, 2010 Full Review Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle The dialogue and Roth's storytelling manner are heavy handed... Rated: 2/4 May 14, 2010 Full Review Alison Gang San Diego Union-Tribune It's easy to see how parents and teachers of school-aged kids could find "The Little Traitor" useful to begin an introductory conversation about tolerance and friendship. But the film's childish tone does little to enlighten the rest of us. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 11, 2010 Full Review Jeff Meyers Metro Times (Detroit, MI) Treacly love-thy-enemy yarn in a historically remarkable place and time Rated: C- Apr 30, 2010 Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Film-Forward.com Poignant, child's view of the summer of 1947, just before the sun set on the Brit Empire in Jerusalem and everything changed, but does't catch the ruefulness of Oz's novel. Rated: 7/10 Nov 8, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis During the British occupation of Palestine, an Israeli youth's friendship with a British soldier (Alfred Molina) lands him in trouble with town officials.
      Director
      Lynn Roth
      Screenwriter
      Lynn Roth
      Distributor
      Westchester Films
      Production Co
      Evanstone Films Ltd.
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 16, 2009, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 18, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $401.5K
      Runtime
      1h 29m
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